939 private quotes tagged respect

“Our will makes constantly a sort of agreement with the world, whereby, if the world will continually show some respect to the will, the will shall consent to be strenuous in its industry.”— Josiah Royce

“I even believe if you're killing a team, you shouldn't stop. You should respect your opponents enough to play 100 percent the whole time. And by the same token, if you're getting killed by the other team, you should never quit.”— Sue Wicks

“We show deference to the civil authorities when they respect the divine origin of their power and when they serve the people with objective reference to the law of God.”— Angelo Scola

“Stand-up don't get no respect - it's the hardest thing to do in show business. You don't have no band and there's no music.”— Tracy Morgan

“I have the utmost respect for those who have come to this country legally and have contributed to the great melting pot that is America today. But those who have crossed our borders illegally have broken the law and the law ought to be enforced.”— Bob Ney

“I have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player.”— Bill Walton

“As a former cop, I respect and appreciate those who've dedicated their lives to serving others as well as those who appreciate the rule of law and honor it.”— Dave Reichert

“The E.U. is more than just a trade organization or a common market it is a guarantee of democracy, freedom, justice, and human rights. Nations cannot stay in the E.U. if they do not respect these guarantees.”— John Bruton

“If anyone asks for your autograph they're showing you respect and give it back to them.”— Johnny Rotton

“What we call 'evil' doesn't necessarily deserve any kind of respect or understanding, by any means it just deserves an acknowledgement of its complexity so we can better understand it - so we can help prevent it.”— Bryan Singer

“Respect is not ever assigned it's earned.”— Linda Tripp

“A good historian is timeless although he is a patriot, he will never flatter his country in any respect.”— Francois Fenelon

“The common denominator all Latinos have is that we want some respect. That's what we're all fighting for.”— Cristina Saralegui

“For David Parker and Daniel Parker, with the respect and admiration of their father, who grew up with them.”— Robert B. Parker

“And what holds good of verse holds infinitely better in respect to prose.”— James Payn

“What I'd say about that is that we must respect homosexuals in the church. I've got many homosexual friends, the issue is not in any way a homophobic reaction on my part.”— George Carey

“How sick one gets of being 'good,' how much I should respect myself if I could burst out and make everyone wretched for twenty-four hours embody selfishness.”— Alice James

“I've learned how to look at things and not judge them, but respect them and use it in a way that people understand that I respect them, show them love and respect their reality.”— Doug E. Fresh

“Since achieving their independence in 1992, the people of Croatia have built a democratic society based on the rule of law, respect for human rights, and a free market economy.”— Elton Gallegly

“The first few games that we played against some of the teams, the young guys, you know, want a stick sign or photo sign, and I think that they respect what I have achieved throughout my career.”— Mario Lemieux

“I have great respect for President Bush, Secretary Powell and Secretary Ridge.”— Elton Gallegly

“To advocate a New Order was to seek freedom and respect for peoples without prejudice, and to seek a stable basis for the existence all peoples, equally, and free of threats.”— Hideki Tojo

“There is a certain kind of respect for authenticity today that there wasn't back in the days when they did 'Cleopatra,' where everything looked like a giant motel. People want to have it be authentic in the look, and authentic in the way people behave.”— John Milius

“They all matter to me, whether I'm working on a Sam Jackson film for a week or I'm the star of my own TV series - I take it all very seriously, and I have a healthy respect for the work in general, despite the role.”— Anthony Michael Hall

“I don't wilt easily, and a director can't either. He's the captain of the ship and he's got to be in total control. He also has to have respect for the people he's working for. From being an actor and being on a set my whole life, I'm very comfortable there. And I'm not afraid.”— Ricky Schroder